Flag Status Alert: Maryland Flag will be at Half-Staff
This is to advise that Governor Larry Hogan ordered the Maryland Flag lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset, Friday, September 30, 2022. This is the day of interment for former State Senator David Harrington, who passed away on Monday, September 19, 2022. Former State Senator Harrington represented Legislative District 47.
Flag Status Alert: United States Flag and Maryland Flag are at Half-Staff
As a mark of respect for the memory of Queen Elizabeth II, President Joseph R. Biden ordered the United States Flag to be flown at half-staff effective immediately and returned to full-staff at sunset on the day of interment (not yet known). Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom died today, September 8, 2022.
Here is a link to the Wikipedia page on the former Queen: QE II
In honor of Patriot Day, Sept. 11, the United States flag is to be lowered from sunrise through sunset on Sunday, Sept. 11. For state government buildings and other entities that are closed on weekends, it is permissible to lower the flag at 5 p.m. the preceding Friday and raise it the following Monday morning.
The full text of the presidential proclamation can be found here: A Proclamation on Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance.